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Shigeaki Kato
加藤 シゲアキ
Birth name加藤 成亮 (Katō Shigeaki)
Born (1987-07-11) July 11, 1987 (age 38)
OriginHiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
  • writer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1999–present
LabelsELOV-Label[1]
Member of
NEWS
WebsiteNEWS Starto Entertainment website

Shigeaki Kato (加藤 シゲアキ, Katō Shigeaki; born July 11, 1987) is a Japanese musician, writer, actor and a member of the J-pop group NEWS, from ELOV-Label formerly known as Johnny's Entertainment.[2][3]

Early life and career

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Kato was born in Hiroshima, Japan, but he grew up in Osaka Prefecture and Yokohama-shi.[3][4] He joined Johnny's Entertainment on April 17, 1999 when he was 11 years-old.[5] As a junior he was a member of the organizations Best Beat Boys (B.B.B.), Boys Be Ambitious (B.B.A.), Best Beat Dancing (B.B.D.), Beautiful American Dreams (B.A.D.) and J-support (later changed to K.K.Kity).

He debuted as a member of NEWS in 2003. Along with other NEWS members, he plays the guitar, composing some of NEWS' songs, including his own solo "Kakao" in 2002, which he composed the lyrics to.

In 2010, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of Aoyama Gakuin University.[6]

Aside from music, Kato has also establish himself as an author. During early days of NEWS, he felt his presence in the group was falling behind and didn't have much solo work like other members.[7] This combined with the lack of group activities in 2011, Kato decided that he wanted to do something not only for his career but for the band, so after getting permission from management to write a novel, he started writing Pink and Gray and finished the book in less than a year.[8] On January 28, 2012, the book was released.[9] This make Kato the first idol in Johnny & Associates to become an author.

Pink and Gray was later adapted into a movie in 2016, directed by Isao Yukisada and stars Yuto Nakajima of Hey! Say! JUMP.[10]

Kato has received several accolades for his written works. His 2020 novel Alternate was nominated for the Naoki Prize.[11] In 2021, the book won Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award for New Writers and the High School Students Naoki Prize.[12][13] Alternate was also nominated for Japan Booksellers' Award.[14]

He received a second Naoki Prize nomination in 2023, for Nare no hate.[15]

Private life

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On March 3, 2024, Shigeaki announced through his groups' official website that he is getting married.[16] The date of the ceremony has not been disclosed.

Discography

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Year Title Details
2005 Survival Featured in DVD Nippon East to West Spring Concert
2007 Alibi (アリバイ) Duet with NEWS member, Keiichiro Koyama. Featured in album pacific
Chirarizumu (チラリズム) Duet with NEWS member, Keiichiro Koyama. Featured in DVD Never Ending Wonderful Story
Kakao (カカオ) Featured in DVD Never Ending Wonderful Story
2008 HAPPY MUSIC Featured in DVD NEWS Concert Tour Pacific 2007 2008 – The First Tokyo Dome Concert
Murarisuto (ムラリスト) Duet with NEWS member, Keiichiro Koyama. Featured in album color
2009 Shalala Tambourine (シャララ タンバリン) Featured in DVD NEWS Live Diamond
2010 Iitai Dake (言いたいだけ) Duet with NEWS member, Keiichiro Koyama. Featured in DVD NEWS Dome Party 2010 Live! Live! Live! DVD!
2012 Vampire wa Kakukatariki (ヴァンパイアはかく語りき) Featured in single Chankapana
2013 Dreamcatcher Featured in album NEWS
2015 ESCORT Featured in album White
2016 Hoshi no Oujisama (星の王子さま) Featured in album QUARTETTO
2017 Ayame (あやめ) Featured in album NEVERLAND
2018 Hyouon (氷温) Featured in album EPCOTIA
2019 Sekai (世界) Featured in album WORLDISTA
2020 Narrative Featured in album STORY
2022 Agitato Featured in album Ongaku
2023 Ninjo Shinju (人情心中) Featured in album NEWS EXPO
2024 almond Featured in album JAPANEWS

Filmography

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Dramas

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Year Title Role Network Note
1999 Scary Sunday NTV Episode 5: Tomodachi no J-kun
2000 SPACE ANGEL 2001 Yen Uchu no Tabi Masaru NTV
Scary Sunday ~2000~ NTV Episode 16: Tsuri sagaru
Shijo Saiaku no Deto Ikeda Shingoto NTV The 1st Dates: Shijo saiaku no hatsu deto!?
2001 Shounen wa Tori ni Natta TBS
3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi sensei Hasegawa Ken TBS Season 6
2004 Home Drama![17] Inaba TBS Episode 9
3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi sensei Hasegawa Ken TBS Season 7, episode 11
2005 Gekidan Engimono[18] Kojima Fuji TV Episode 13: Ie ga Tooi
2006 Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru[19] Shimizu Kota Fuji TV
Gekidan Engimono Ueno Fuji TV Episode 20: Car Radio ga Owareba
Kakure Karakuri[20] Abe Tomonari TBS
2007 Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter[21] Osugi Kenta TBS
Sugata Sanshiro[22] Sugata Sanshiro TV Tokyo
2008 Hokaben[23] Katase Riichiro NTV
2009 Chichi yo, Anata wa Erakatta ~1969 Nen no Oyaji to Boku[24] Onodera Masaru TBS
0 Goushitsu no Kyaku[25] Yazaki Fuji TV Story 3: Kampeki na Otoko
2010 Troubleman[26] Tokuda Kazuo TV Tokyo
2011 Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File Hashima Ippei TBS
Hanawake no Yon Shimai Shozaburo Mashiko TBS
3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi sensei Final Special Hasegawa Ken TBS
2012 Hana no Zubora Meshi Osoi TBS/MBS
Blackboard ~Jidai to Tatakatta Kyōshi tachi~ Kumatani Shota TBS Third Night: Yume
Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File 2 Hashima Ippei TBS
2014 Shitsuren Chocolatier Hiroaki Sekiya Fuji TV
Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File 3 Hashima Ippei TBS
Shin Jidan Koshonin Ura File 4 Hashima Ippei TBS
2015 Taishi Kakka no Ryourinin Satoru Eguchi Fuji TV
2016 Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa Keisuke Murata Fuji TV
Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo Kazutaka Yano NTV
Momoku no Yoshinori Sensei ~Hikari wo Ushinatte Kokoro ga Mieta~ Yoshinori Arai NTV
2017 Kirawareru Yuuki Toshio Aoyama NTV
Jidai o Tsukutta Otoko Akuyū Monogatari Shunichi Tokura NTV
2018 Zero: The Bravest Money Game[27] Ukai Zero NTV
Inugamike no Ichizoku[28] Kindaichi Kousuke Fuji TV
2019 Yotsuba Ginkou Harashima Hiromi ga Monomousu ~Kono Hito ni Kakero~[29] Kazuhiro Yamane TV Tokyo Episode 3
Akuma no Temari Uta ~Kindaichi Kousuke, Futatabi~ Kindaichi Kousuke Fuji TV
2020 Yoru ga Dorehodo Kurakutemo Wataru Inami WOWOW
2021 Rokujoma no Piano Man Kenji Murasawa NHK
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Natsu no Tokubetsu Hen Kimura Takashi Fuji TV Sanzu River Outlet Park
Byoin no Naoshikata ~Special~ Natsume Shō TV Tokyo
The Winner of February: An Absolutely Qualified Classroom Jun Haitani NTV
Kenjushou ~Mistukunikou to Ore~ Nishiki Hyōnosuke NHK
2022 Skylock's Children Takino Makoto WOWOW
2023 Manten no Goal Takashi Mikami NHK
Akinai Senden Gold and Silver Sōji NHK
2025 Natsume Sōseki ~Wagahai ga Aishita Higo no Kuni Yori~ Natsume Sōseki TKU
Akinai Seiden Gold and Silver 2 Sōji NHK

Variety shows

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Year Title Network Note
2003–2007 Ya-Ya-yah TV Tokyo Regular
2009–2010 Soukon NTV Co-hosts with Keiichiro Koyama, Takahisa Masuda and Yuya Tegoshi
2011 Ariyoshi Japon TBS Irregular panelist
Bakushōmondai no taihen yoku dekimashita! TV Tokyo Panelist
2012–2015 Mirai Theater[30] NTV Co-hosts with Keiichiro Koyama and Shinichi Hatori
2015–2021 NEWS na Futari[31] TBS Co-hosts with Keiichiro Koyama
2015–2024 Typewriters ~Monokaki no Sekai~ Fuji TV Co-hosts with Naoki Matayoshi
2015–2019 Hakunetsu Live Bibitto[32] TBS Friday regular panelist
2015–2016 Hen Labo[33] NTV Co-hosts with Keiichiro Koyama, Takahisa Masuda and Yuya Tegoshi
2015 ZERO Culture Spin-off: Idols Now and Then NTV A conversation with Arashi's Satoshi Ohno and Sho Sakurai
2016–2019 Shounen Club Premium NHK BS Premium Co-hosts with Keiichiro Koyama, Takahisa Masuda and Yuya Tegoshi
2017–2018 Inochi no Uta NHK Main MC
2018 Tabisuru Rakugo Fuji TV Guest
2021–2023 3-minute Documentary NHK Regular
2021–2024 NEWS no Zenryoku!! Making[34] TBS Co-hosts with Keiichiro Koyama
2022 100-minute Masterpiece for teens[35] NHK Main MC
2022–2023 Hokkaidō ga "Ikki Mi" Special NHK Regular
2023 Eien ni Kataritsugitai ~Mirai e Nokosu, Ano Toki no Kioku~[36] NHK Navigator

Stage plays

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Year Title Role Performance Term
2008 Konnan Yatte Mimashita
  • The Globe Tokyo: July 14 – July 30
  • Osaka Theater Drama City: August 2 – August 8
2009 SEMINAR Lauren
  • The Globe Tokyo: May 17 – June 3
  • Osaka Theater Drama City: June 9 – June 14
2011 6 gatsu no Bitter Orange Tatsuya Fukano
  • The Globe Tokyo: June 3 – June 26
  • Morinomiya Piloti Hall, Osaka: July 1 – July 6
2014 Naka no Hito Koichi Sakazaki
  • The Globe Tokyo: April 25 – May 11
  • Osaka Theater Drama City: May 16 – May 18
2017 The Green Mile Paul Edgecomb
  • The Globe Tokyo: September 30 – October 22
  • Kyoto Theater: November 4 – November 8
2021 Modern Boys Kanade Yahagi
  • New National Theater, Tokyo: April 3 – April 16
2022 Shukushuku to Unshin Hajime Tsukino
  • PARCO Theater, Tokyo: March 8 – March 27
  • Morinomiya Piloti Hall, Osaka: April 8 – April 10
2023 Edmond: The Man Who Wrote Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand
  • New National Theater, Tokyo: April 1 – April 16
  • Higashiosaka City Cultural Creation Center Dream House Large Hall: April 22 – April 24
2025
  • PARCO Theater, Tokyo: April 7 – April 30
  • Higashiosaka City Cultural Creation Center Dream House Large Hall: May 9 – May 10
  • Fukuoka Civic Hall Large Hall: May 17 – May 18
  • Toyota Civic Cultural Center Large Hall: May 24
Katashiro～Relive vol.2～ Patient
  • PARCO Theater, Tokyo: August 2

Films

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  • Pink and Gray (2016, cameo appearance)[37]
  • Shibuya, 1 and 0 (2022, directed and starred)[38]
  • SUNA (『MIRRORLIAR FILMS Season 7』, May 9, 2025, directed and starred)[39]

Other works

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Essay

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  • Dekiru koto nara Steed de (Essay collection, Asahi shinbun sha, March 6, 2020)[40]
    • Cuba no reimei (Asahi shinbun sha『shousetu TRIPPER』spring edition 2016)
    • Dekiru koto nara Steed de (Asahi shinbun sha『shousetu TRIPPER』Winter edition 2016 – 2019)[41]
    • Last Trip Mitei

Novels

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  • Pink and Gray (Kadokawa Shoten, 2012)[42]
  • Senko Scramble (Kadokawa Shoten, 2013)[43]
  • Burn (Kadokawa Shoten, 2014)[44]
  • Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa (Kadokawa Shoten, 2015)[45]
  • tuberose de matteru【AGE22】(Fusou sha『shu-kan SPA!』, 2016)
  • tuberose de matteru【AGE32】(Fusou sha, 2017)[46]
  • Alternate (Shinchosha, 2020)[47]
  • Nare no hate (Kodansha, 2023)[48]
  • Miakis Symphony (Magazine House, 2025)[49]

Productions

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  • Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa (2016) as Original work[50]
  • Pink and Gray (2016) as Original work[10]

Radio

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  • SHIGET TOGETHER (2005 – 2008, Sundays weekly from 11:00 pm~11:30 pm, FM-FUJI)
  • SORASHIGE BOOK (2011 – present, Sundays weekly from 11:00 pm~11:30 pm, FM Yokohama)[51]

Short story

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  • Daiji na mono (Kadokawa Shoten,『shousetsu Yasei jidai』January 2016)
  • Oresama no iutoori (Kadokawa Shoten,『shousetsu Yasei jidai』August 2016)
  • Watashi to Torida Ageha (Kadokawa,『Lawson Walker 50th Anniversary Book』June 13, 2025)
  • Thirty Stripes (Asahi shinbun sha,『shousetsu TRIPPER』Summer 2025 Issue)[52]

Serialization

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  • Wagahai wa Shige de aru (Johnny's web, 2005 – 2008)
  • Aoi hitorigoto (Shueisha『Myojo』July 2006 – June 2011)
  • photo shigenic (Wani Books『Wink Up』December 2007 – March 2016)
  • GIRL FRIENDS (Shueisha『Myojo』May 2012 – October 2019)
  • Shigeaki no Cloud (Johnny's web, November 2015 – 2023, FAMILY CLUB web, 2023 – April 2025)
    • Shigeaki no Koe (FAMILY CLUB web April 2025 – present)
  • Dekiru koto nara Steed de (Asahi shinbun sha『shousetsu TRIPPER』Winter edition 2016 – 2019)
  • Sidecar Sanka (RiCE press『RiCE』February 4, 2022 – present)

References

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  1. ^ "「Johnny's Entertainment Record」レーベル名変更のお知らせ". Johnny's Entertainment (in Japanese). December 8, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "「Johnny's Entertainment Record」レーベル名変更のお知らせ". Johnny's Entertainment (in Japanese). December 8, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "NEWS' profile". ELOV-Label. April 19, 2025. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  4. ^ "インタビュー加藤シゲアキ『走り出したもう1人の自分』". 日経エンタテインメント! (2016–2). 日経BP社: 71. 和書.
  5. ^ 加藤シゲアキ Shigeaki Kato on X: "今年もありがたいタグができています 芸能生活26周年になったみたいです さらに精進して、加藤シゲアキを増やして参ります #加藤シゲアキ入所26周年" / X
  6. ^ "NEWS 加藤、円楽、高橋克典らOBも感激 青学大箱根駅伝4連覇". daily.co (in Japanese). 神戸新聞 デイリースポーツプレスセンター. January 4, 2018. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  7. ^ "NEWS加藤シゲアキが「関ジャニ∞錦戸亮の言葉」に涙した日 | イケメン | ニュース | 日刊大衆". June 13, 2018. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  8. ^ "山Pと錦戸を引き留めようと始めた作家業が転機...NEWS加藤シゲアキ独占インタ : スポーツ報知". November 16, 2016. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  9. ^ "ジャニーズ事務所から小説家誕生 NEWS・加藤シゲアキ、渾身の処女作『ピンクとグレー』 2012年1月28日に電子書籍版もBOOK☆WALKERにて同時発売決定!". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo. 1|PR TIMES (in Japanese). December 24, 2011. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
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  11. ^ "第164回「芥川賞・直木賞」候補作発表。加藤シゲアキ（NEWS）の「オルタネート」が直木賞候補作に". Tower Records (in Japanese). December 18, 2020. Archived from the original on July 9, 2025. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
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  13. ^ "加藤シゲアキ『オルタネート』が第8回「高校生直木賞」を受賞！". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo. 1|PR TIMES (in Japanese). May 30, 2021. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  14. ^ "快挙再び！加藤シゲアキ『オルタネート』が「2021年本屋大賞」にノミネート！". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo. 1|PR TIMES (in Japanese). January 21, 2021. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  15. ^ "NEWS加藤シゲアキ、2作連続で直木賞候補に 心境明かす「素直にうれしかった」". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). December 14, 2023. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
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  17. ^ ホームドラマ! Official Site, Home Drama! Official Site (August 5, 2011 archive)
  18. ^ 劇団演技者 Official Site, Gekidan Engimono Official Site
  19. ^ ブスの瞳に恋してる jdorama.com, Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru Jdorama Site (September 19, 2015 archive)
  20. ^ カクレカラクリ Official Site, Kakure Karakuri Official Site (November 28, 2010 archive)
  21. ^ パパとムスメの7日間 Official Site, Papa to Musume no Nanokakan Official Site (December 31, 2010 archive)
  22. ^ 姿三四郎 Official Site, Sugata Sanshiro Official Site
  23. ^ ホカベン Official Site, Hokaben Official Site
  24. ^ 父よ、あなたはえらかった Official Site, Chichi yo, Anata wa Erakatta Official Site (January 13, 2012 archive)
  25. ^ 0号室の客 Official Site, 0 Goushitsu no Kyaku Official Site
  26. ^ News member Kato Shigeaki, follows Yamapi in getting a lead role for a weekly drama Archived February 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, (Japanese)
  27. ^ "ゼロ 一獲千金ゲーム Official Site". 日本テレビ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 6, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
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  29. ^ "ドラマBiz よつば銀行 原島浩美がモノ申す！～この女に賭けろ～|主演：真木よう子|テレビ東京". テレビ東京 (in Japanese). Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  30. ^ 未来シアター Official Site Mirai Theater Official Site (November 28, 2016 archive)
  31. ^ News な2人|TBSテレビ, (Japanese) News な2人 Official Site
  32. ^ 白熱ライブ ビビット Official Site, (Japanese) Hakunetsu Live Bibitto Official Site
  33. ^ 変ラボ公式, Hen Lab Official Site (August 11, 2017 archive)
  34. ^ NEWSの全力!!メイキング Official Site
  35. ^ 100分de名著 Official Site, 100-minute Masterpiece Official Site (March 22, 2023 archive)
  36. ^ 永遠に語り継ぎたい〜未来へ残す、あの時の記憶〜 Official Site
  37. ^ "加藤シゲアキ、『ピンクとグレー』カメオ出演！「本当にふらーっと現場にいった」". cinemacafe.net (in Japanese). January 10, 2016. Archived from the original on December 25, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  38. ^ "加藤シゲアキが初の監督に挑戦！自ら原作&脚本&主演を務めるショートフィルム『渋谷と1と0と』が2022年秋配信スタート！". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo. 1|PR TIMES (in Japanese). July 12, 2022. Archived from the original on June 15, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  39. ^ "Short films production project | MIRRORLIAR FILMS". 短編映画制作プロジェクト | MIRRORLIAR FILMS (in Japanese). Retrieved July 9, 2025.
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  42. ^ Kadokawa Shoten. "Pink and Gray" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 13, 2021.
  43. ^ Kadokawa Shoten. "Senko Scramble" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020.
  44. ^ Kadokawa Shoten. "Burn". KADOKAWA (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 5, 2023.
  45. ^ Kadokawa Shoten. "Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 9, 2018.
  46. ^ "『チュベローズで待ってる AGE22 AGE32』 加藤シゲアキ 著 ─ 扶桑社". fusosha. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
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  48. ^ "加藤シゲアキ『なれのはて』公式サイト". 加藤シゲアキ『なれのはて』公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  49. ^ "Miakis Symphony". ananweb (in Japanese). February 26, 2025. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  50. ^ "傘をもたない蟻たちは - フジテレビ". February 24, 2018. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  51. ^ "SORASHIGE BOOK - Fm yokohama 84.7". Fm yokohama 84.7 (in Japanese). Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  52. ^ "夏季号は30周年記念号！30人の作家が「30」をテーマに書く短編、新連載4本スタート！ 創作、対談、評論も見どころ満載。〈「小説TRIPPER」2025年夏季号ラインナップ紹介〉|web TRIPPER". web TRIPPER (in Japanese). June 11, 2025. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
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